Table 3.
Correlation of risk perceptions and attitudes with injecting equipment sharing
| Characteristic | Total N=121 | Did not share^N=46 | Shared^N=75 | OR (95%CI) | aOR (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attitude scales - “high”: | |||||
| Perceived susceptibility to HIV/AIDS | 60 (49.6) | 11 (28.2) | 49 (59.8) | 4.7(2.1, 10)** | 3.7(1.5,9.0) |
| Perceived severity of HIV/AIDS | 61 (50.4) | 22 (56.4) | 39 (47.6) | 0.8(0.4,1.7) | - |
| Perceived benefits of using sterile injecting equipment | 62 (51.2) | 18 (46.2) | 44 (53.7) | 1.0(0.5,2.0) | - |
| Perceived barriers to obtain sterile needles | 57 (47.1) | 13 (33.3) | 44 (53.7) | 2.4(1.1,5.0)** | - |
| Self efficacy for sterile equipment use | 61 (50.4) | 27 (69.2) | 34 (41.5) | 0.3(0.1,0.6)** | 0.19(0.07,0.49) |
| Perceived peer norms for sterile equipment use | 81 (66.9) | 27 (69.2) | 54 (65.9) | 0.7(0.3,1.6) | - |
| Motivation to comply with peer pressure to use dirty injecting | 60 (49.6) | 12 (30.8) | 48 (58.5) | 4.7(2.1, 10)** | |
| equipment | 7.3(2.7, 19.4) | ||||
| External locus of control | 28 (23.1) | 4 (10.3) | 24 (29.3) | 2.5(1.0,6.4)* | - |
| Other risk/protective variables - “yes”: | |||||
| Strang-scale (high) | 42 (34.7%) | 13 (33.3) | 29 (35.4) | 1.4(0.6,2.9) | - |
| IDU sex partner | 28 (23.1%) | 5 (12.8) | 23 (28.0) | 2.5(1.0,6.4)* | - |
| Homeless | 13 (10.7%) | 1 (2.6) | 12 (14.6) | 9.6(1.2, 76)** | - |
| Employment - at least part time | 42 (34.7%) | 14 (35.9) | 28 (34.1) | 1.0(0.5,2.1) | - |
| Criminal record | 22 (18.2%) | 6 (15.4) | 16 (19.5) | 2.0 (0.7, 5.7)* | 4.1 (1.2, 14.5) |
| HIV tested before | 68 (56.2%) | 20 (51.3) | 48 (58.5) | 0.9(0.5,1.9) | - |
| Control variables: | |||||
| Age - mean (SD) | 22.6 (4.2) | 23.5 (3.9) | 22.1 (4.2) | 0.9(0.9,1.0)* | - |
| Gender - female | 30 (25.0%) | 8 (21.1) | 22 (26.8) | 1.0(0.4,2.3) | - |
*
p < 0.20
**
p < 0.05
^
= column percents